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10 Sep 2015, 6:00 am by Guest Author
A link to an NHPCO (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) article is provided below comparing Heart Failure and costs of treatment. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 11:56 am by The Health Law Partners
The document further notes the high percentage of hospice patients that reside in nursing facilities who have ill-defined conditions or mental diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD"), unspecified heart disease, etc.). [read post]
3 May 2017, 9:15 am by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS proposes various updates to the Hospice CAHPS® Experience of Care Survey measures, and discusses the potential use of a new “Hospice Evaluation & Assessment Reporting Tool” (HEART) patient assessment instrument. [read post]
6 Jul 2006, 8:37 am
By contrast, nearly half of current hospice patients have dementia or heart, lung, kidney or liver failure -- which can make the length of a patient's decline less predictable. [read post]
18 Aug 2010, 12:00 am
" This is a brilliant result which will give heart to hospices all over the country who provide free care and no doubt are struggling with charitable donations during this time of recession and cut backs. [read post]
19 Feb 2023, 7:09 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
The types of medical conditions that patients have include end-stage cancer, advanced dementia, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [read post]
15 May 2014, 9:38 am
But it has grown too quickly for the relatively minor oversight it gets, and that has caused heart-wrenching patient harm. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 5:54 am
When she was admitted, she had suffered a major stroke following routine heart valve surgery, and she was unable to complete activities of daily living (ADLs). [read post]
24 Sep 2007, 9:27 pm
I am privileged to be the Master of Cermonies at the Voices for Hospice evening of music in Kelowna. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 2:56 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
A beneficiary would be considered eligible if he/she meets all of the following criteria: • Medicare Part A and B has been primary for at least the last 12 continuous months prior to enrollment in the MCCM MLN Matters MM10094 Related CR 10094 • Has a diagnosis as indicated by certain ICD-10 codes for cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or chronic heart failure (CHF) • Has had at least one hospitalization encounter… [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 5:46 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The Model is expected to cover at least 30,000 Medicare and Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible beneficiaries with advanced cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and HIV/AIDS over a three-year period. [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 4:15 pm
A recent installment of The Washington’s Post series on “The Business of Dying” is not for the faint of heart. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 7:51 am by Pearl Griffin
Such patients agree to shift from the exhausting treatments for illnesses such as cancer or heart failure, to a more comfortable form of care. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 8:00 am
It is out of respect for the vast majority of these workers who are honest and good-hearted and a belief in the importance of the services they offer that our San Francisco-based Medicare fraud law firm is committed to uncovering and redressing cases of hospice care fraud. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 8:21 am
For a detailed discussion of hospice care, see Long-Term Care, by Joseph Matthews (Nolo). [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 3:50 am by David Smacchi
  Hospice of the Sacred  Heart held its April Lunch and Learn program at its Center for Education in Moosic. [read post]